U+169EA "𖧪" Bamum Letter Phase-E Wue Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖧪
U+169EA "𖧪" Bamum Letter Phase-E Wue is part of the Bamum script, which was originally developed for writing the Bamum language spoken in Cameroon in West Africa. This specific character represents a syllable or sound within the Phase E stage of the script's historical evolution, which was one of several systematic reforms initiated by King Ibrahim Njoya in the early 20th century to simplify and standardize the writing system. As a Phase E letter, it reflects a later, more streamlined version of the script that reduced the number of characters while preserving phonetic clarity for the language's complex tone and syllable structure.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169EA |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Wue |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖧪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖧪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDEA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169EA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\uddea |